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dullard
a person considered slow-witted or foolish
Synonyms
- dunce
- fool
- blockhead
Antonyms
- genius
- prodigy
- intellect
dullard in a sentence
The arrogant tutor treated every struggling pupil as a dullard.
The critic dismissed the young inventor as a dullard who could not grasp basic principles.
Where it comes from
Formed from dull and the contemptuous suffix -ard.
Memory hook
DULL + -ARD: a dullard is a person seen as mentally dull.
Read it in context
- The Bone That Would Not Settle Science